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MANADONESE


Text 1: Bird Story
This story is based on a wordless picture book:
Mercer Mayer. 1974. Two Moral Tales. New York: Four Winds Press.
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1. “He,    ada          topi  pe            bagus         skali,
Wow   there.is    hat   atributive   wonderful  very
 
pasti          kita  lebe    gaga           kalu    pake  ini    topi”,

absolutely  1.S  more  handsome    if        wear  this  hat

Wow, there is a very wonderful hat, I will be more handsome if I wear this hat.
 
2.

kata  burung Elang  pa  depe  diri sandiri  samantara   itu dia punggu 

say   bird      Elang  to   own  self  alone    meanwhile that 3   take 

 
kong pake  itu   topi.
then   wear that hat

Elang bird said to himself as he put on the hat.

 
3. Sarta  itu   dia  bajalang  deng  sombong  skali,
then   this  3    walk         and    arrogant   very
 

lantaran  dia  mo     ba-stan         kong   mo     kase  tunjung  pa  samua  orang

because   3    FUT   ?-show.off    then    FUT  give  show      to   all        people
 
depe  topi  baru,  deng  dia rasa  depe  diri   lebe     gaga           deng  itu   topi
own   hat   new    and    3    feel  own   self   more   handsome   and   this  hat

Then he was walking very arrogantly, because he wanted to show everybody his new hat. 

He felt he was so handsome with the new hat.

 
4.

“Hei   pe  brani   skali   ngana e, pake  itu    topi  itu”,

EXL   ?    brave  very    2.S     ?  wear  this  hat    this  

 
kata burung Weris pa burung Elang

say   bird       ?       to  bird      Elang       

“You are very brave to wear that hat”, said Weris bird to Elang bird.   

 
5.

Kiapa so ngana  mo    pusing,

Why    ?  2.S     will   ?
 

ngana kwa mangiri  pa  kita    lantaran   kita    lebe    gaga          kalu  pake   ini    topi”,

you     ?      jealous   to  1.S      because  1.S     more  handsome  if       wear  this   hat

 

burung Elang   manyao        pa  burung Weris.

bird      Elang   response      to   bird       Weris. 

“Why are you so ?, you are jealous because I am more handsome with this hat”, replied Weris bird to Elang bird.

 
6.

“Ngana kwa nintau        apa-apa        Elang,

2.S           ?   not.know   something    Elang

 

ngana tau         so  kalo  ngana pake   itu    topi   itu    ngana mo    saki   brat”,

2.S      know     ?   if       2.S      wear  that  head  that  2.S      will  sick  seriously

 

burung Weris   bilang  pa burung Elang.

Bird       Weris  talk      to  bird     Elang

“You don’t know anything, you know if you wear that hat you will be deathly ill”,  said burung Weris to burung Elang.

 
7.

Apa,  kalo bagitu     kita  buang            jo  ini    topi”,

What if      like.that  1.S   throw.away  ?    this  hat

 

kata burung Elang   kong  dia  buang         no  itu  topi.

said bird      Elang   then   1.S  throw.way   ?   that hat.

“What, if like that, I will throw away this hat”, said Elang bird ant he throw away that hat.

 
8.

Burung Weris nyanda rekeng  tiga   langsung        punggu  itu    topi

Bird      Weris  no       count    three  immediately  take        that  hat

 

kong  bawa  pa  dia               pe     tampa.

then   bring  to  3.S.POSS    own   place

Before you can count to three Weris bird took the hat and brought it to her place. 

 
9.

“Eh      ternyata  ngana pang dusta kang,

EXCL  obvious  2.S      ?       lie     ?  

 

ngana bilang kalu pake  itu    topi  mo   saki   brat.

2.S      say     if      wear  that  hat   will  sick   seriously

“Obviously, you are liar. You said if I wore this hat I would be seriously sick.
 
10.

Kiapa dang ngana ambe itu     topi,

Why    ?      2.S     take    that  hat

 

kong beking ngana pe tampa dudu”,

and    make   2.S     ?   place   sit

 

burung elang   ba feto pa burung Weris.

Bird     Elang       argue            to  bird      Weris

 

“Mari itu  topi, kata burung Elang”,

?give    that hat   say  bird      Elang        

 

kong burung Elang  tarek itu    topi  kong  dia  langsung        pake.

then  bird       Elang ?        that  hat   then    3.S immediately  wear

Why did you take that hat and make it your seat?”  said Elang bird angrily to Weris bird. “ I will take that hat”, said Elang bird as he took the hat and put it on.

 
11.

“Cit, cit, cit”.

cit, cit, cit

“Cit, cit, cit”.

 
12.

“Eh ada         apa      pa  kita  pe kapala?” burung Elang  bataria. 

?     there.is   what    to   my   ?   head        bird      Elang  shout

“What is on my head?” shouted Elang bird. 
 
13.

Oh ada          burung Weris  pe anak.

?    there.is    bird       Weris ?   child.

Oh, there is a baby bird”
 
14.

Ternyata burung Weris  ada         ba  tolor  kong tapar itu   tolor  so          pica   kote en.

Obvious  bird       Weris there.is   ?    egg    then  ?       that egg    already  break ?      ? 

Elang bird realized that obviously, Weris bird had laid the egg and then the egg hatched.    

 
15.

Burung  Elang  pe  kage,

Burung  Elang  ?    shock

 

mar dia    sanang skali  karna     ternyata   burung Weris  lebe    perlu itu   topi daripada

but   S.S   happy   very  because obvious   bird        Weris more  need  that hat than

 

dia,           dari        burung Weris    ada         beking itu    topi tampa ba foro.

him            than       bird      Weris   there.is  make    that  hat   place   ?  incubate 

Elang bird was so shocked but he is very happy because he realized Weris bird need it more than him.  It is for incubating her egg.

 
16.

Burung Elang  trus               kase     ampung  pa  burung Weris. 

Bird      Elang immediately give      forgive   to   bird       Weris

Elang bird forgave Weris bird. 
 
17.

Kong dorang trus baku bae, kong dorang sama-sama sanang skali

Then 3.P then concile  then 3.P together happy very

 

bole barmaing deng burung Weris kacili.

 Can  play         with  bird     Weris small

Then, there was peace between them, they are very happy because they can play together with the small little baby bird.